Lenovo ThinkPad P53s
Thin-and-light 15.6" mobile workstation with 8th Gen Intel Core U-series processors and a single NVIDIA Quadro P520 GPU option, aimed at entry-level CAD and light professional workloads in a chassis lighter than the full-size P53.
Memory
- Slots
- One memory module soldered to system board, one DDR4 SO-DIMM slot, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR4-2400
- Max
- Up to 48 GB (16 GB soldered + 32 GB SO-DIMM), or up to 40 GB (8 GB soldered + 32 GB SO-DIMM)
Storage
- Bays
- One drive, up to 2 TB M.2 SSD
- M.2 2242 SSD
- PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x2
- M.2 2280 SSD (SATA)
- SATA 6 Gb/s, some with Opal2 self-encryption
- M.2 2280 SSD (NVMe)
- PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4, some with Opal2 self-encryption
- Optane
- Intel Optane Memory with Solid State Storage, M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4
- Card reader
- MicroSD card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics (in processor)
- NVIDIA Quadro P520
- 2 GB GDDR5
- Monitor support
- Up to 3 independent displays (native + 2 external); HDMI up to 3840x2160@30Hz, USB-C up to 3840x2160@60Hz
Networking
- Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet, Intel I219-V (non-vPro) or I219-LM (vPro)
- WLAN + Bluetooth
- Intel Wireless-AC 9560, 802.11ac dual-band 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 card (optional)
- WWAN
- Optional integrated 4G LTE (Fibocom L830-EB) or 4G LTE-A (Fibocom L850-GL), M.2 card
- NFC
- Near Field Communication (optional)
Power
- Adapter
- 65 W USB-C AC adapter, or 65 W USB-C slim AC adapter
Ports
- Standard
- 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one Always On); 1x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (data, Power Delivery, DisplayPort); 1x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (data, Power Delivery, DisplayPort); 1x HDMI 1.4b; 1x microSD card reader; 1x Ethernet (RJ-45); 1x headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm); 1x side docking connector; security keyhole
- Optional
- 1x Smart card reader; 1x Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models)
- Monitor cable
- Lenovo HDMI to VGA Monitor Adapter; Lenovo USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter; Lenovo USB-C to VGA Adapter
Display
- 15.6" FHD
- 1920x1080, multi-touch, IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 45% gamut, 700:1, 170°
- 15.6" UHD
- 3840x2160, non-touch, IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, 100% Adobe gamut, 1200:1, 170°, Dolby Vision, HDR
Battery
- Battery
- Integrated Li-Polymer 57 Wh, Rapid Charge (80% in 1 hr)
- Max life
- MobileMark 2014: 15 hr (FHD) or 10 hr (UHD)
Physical
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 365.8 x 248 x 19.1 mm (14.40 x 9.76 x 0.75")
- Weight
- 1.75 kg (3.87 lb)
- Case
- PPS / 50% GF top, PA / 50% GF bottom; black
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, LED-backlit, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad; UltraNav 3-button TrackPoint and 3-button Mylar multi-touch touchpad
- Camera
- 720p with ThinkShutter, fixed focus; or IR + 720p with ThinkShutter (optional); or no camera
- Audio
- HD Audio, Realtek ALC3287 codec; stereo speakers 2 W x2, Dolby Audio Premium; dual array far-field microphone (optional)
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington Security Slot; touch-style match-on-chip fingerprint reader on palm rest (optional); power-on/supervisor/hard-disk passwords; self-healing BIOS; optional smart card reader; optional ThinkShutter camera cover; optional IR camera for Windows Hello
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810G military test passed
Management
- System management
- Intel vPro Technology, DASH (vPro CPUs); none on non-vPro configurations
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Pro 64
- Linux
- Ubuntu Linux LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (certified only)
- Other
- No operating system
Processors
- Intel Core i5-8365U
- Intel Core i7-8565U
- Intel Core i7-8665U